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By 1905 the naval dockyard, together with British defense services, was the basis of the Maltese economy. Malta was blockaded and attacked from the air during the Second World War. Power of government was shared between British and Maltese ministers until 1964 when Malta achieved independence within the British commonwealth. Malta gained full sovereignty and independence in 1974. | By 1905 the naval dockyard, together with British defense services, was the basis of the Maltese economy. Malta was blockaded and attacked from the air during the Second World War. Power of government was shared between British and Maltese ministers until 1964 when Malta achieved independence within the British commonwealth. Malta gained full sovereignty and independence in 1974. | ||
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malta] | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malta] | ||
==Timeline== | ==Timeline== | ||
1530 - Emperor Charles V gives Malta to Knights of St. John of Jerusalem<br> | 1530 - Emperor Charles V gives Malta to Knights of St. John of Jerusalem<br> | ||
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According to tradition, the Apostle Paul was shipwrecked in Malta in A.D. 60 and from that date the inhabitants of Malta have been Christians. Roman Catholicism has long been the established religion of the island. Today it is the national religion claiming more than 95% of the population as adherents. However, Anglicanism was firmly established in 1838 when Queen Adelaide founded the Anglican Church of St. Paul in Valletta. With many British citizens inhabiting the island until the Second World War, the percentage of Anglicans was as high as 8%. Presently the Anglican population is less than 1.5%. Since the 1950s, members of other Christian religions make up a small portion of the populace. Most significant are the Jehovah’s Witnesses who constitute as much as 3 to 4% of the population. | According to tradition, the Apostle Paul was shipwrecked in Malta in A.D. 60 and from that date the inhabitants of Malta have been Christians. Roman Catholicism has long been the established religion of the island. Today it is the national religion claiming more than 95% of the population as adherents. However, Anglicanism was firmly established in 1838 when Queen Adelaide founded the Anglican Church of St. Paul in Valletta. With many British citizens inhabiting the island until the Second World War, the percentage of Anglicans was as high as 8%. Presently the Anglican population is less than 1.5%. Since the 1950s, members of other Christian religions make up a small portion of the populace. Most significant are the Jehovah’s Witnesses who constitute as much as 3 to 4% of the population. | ||
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